Info

Disclosure

Jul 16, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jul 16, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

Internet explorer contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when setting the "location" property of the 'MHTMLFile' ActiveX object occurs, causing a NULL dereference. This will result in loss of availability for the browser.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer

6 sp 2

References

Bugtraq ID: 19013
CVE ID: 2006-3659 (see also: NVD)
Metasploit ID: 27108
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-2831
Other Advisory URL: http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-16-mhtmlfile-location.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/browserfun/mobb_016.html
Keyword: MoBB #16

Credit

H D Moore - hdmmetasploit.com - DigitalOffense

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/27108